budget ls2 s10 conversion

[TXsilverado]

got all of the front accessories modified, painted and installed over the weekend. also got the transmission bolted up but i'm not thrilled about how the trans crossmember fits. i am sending some pictures to hedman today to show the fitment of the trans crossmember. maybe they had a bad batch of crossmembers? i had to use a wratchet strap to pull the trans 1/2" over to get it to bolt to the trans mount. then it gives the drivers collector a mile of clearance but the passenger side is tight. it also seems like it is leaning to the passenger side. who knows. they may say it's normal but after how great thier motor mounts fit i doubt it.


drivers collector clearance

passenger collector

[Frenchy]

Doesn't exactly look like that crossmember went through the strictest quality control

[chevynutt]

Do you have any recent pictures of the engine swap? I'm wondering what the hood clearance will be, any issues? I'm building a 6.0 for my sonoma with the same intake, carb setup.

[TXsilverado]

yeah here is one with the cab dropped back down. should be plenty clearance with the super vic.

[98silverbullet]

nice build dude really clean.

one question what made you go over to a carb?

[TXsilverado]

EFI definately has advantages with fuel efficiency but i'm not building a prius-it's a hotrod! there's probably a reason that some of the top dog drag racers with 25,000 engines still strap a carb up on top. i will have the wideband hooked up and can tune this ignition system with a laptop. you can set custom timing tables based on rpm or by MAP readings. it also has a 2 step built in along with a timing delay trigger that can pull timing at the flip of a switch. single plane intakes SWALLOW cams that EFI has problems idling on and best of all, i can tune it all by myself! no more shooting e-mails back and forth with my tuner to get my truck running better because i have no clue how to hell to use HP tuners lol. if something isnt right, i'll pull out my damn screw driver and fix it right there. also, the throttle response of a properly tuned carb is insane.

it was mostly a $ thing also. the vic jr will flow better and distribute nitrous better than a 102 fast. it will also have a higher RPM range and generally the single plane/carb setup makes ~20 hp more than EFI from what i've read. all that at a much lower price. i have a whopping $450 into my intake and carb. how much would a 102 intake/throttle body and injectors set you back? then all of the wiring to go along with efi is not cheap if you don't know how to do it yourself. carb just made more sence to me since i'm not going F/I. who knows. i may get it running and decide to convert to EFI because i dont like carb. this is my first rodeo w/ a carb.

[TXsilverado]

clicky. it's good to hear it make noise (even if it's only for 3 seconds)